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E, F. CRAWFORD.

Seeder and Cultivator. No. 78,066. Patented May 19,1868.

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I Letters Patent No. 78,066, da'ted May-19,1868.

IMPRQVE/MENT IN COMBINED scents AND GULTIVATOR.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON GERN Be it known that LEMnRsoN F. CnAwronD, of Canaan, in the county of Jefl'ei-son, and State of Indiana,

have inventeda new and useful Improvement in' Combined Seeder and Cultivator; and I-do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being bad .to-the accomp'anyingdrawings, forming part oi this specification.

The object of my invention is to so arrange, combine, and construct running and operative gear that the several machines, viz, barrow, corn-planter, young-corn plough, seed-drill, and meadow-cultivatormay be oper I ated successively, receiving their motion, and acting in combination with thesame running-gear, thus rendering the. above-named machines capable of being reduced to' a mi-nimutn, both in bulk and price. I

I will now proceed to describe the operation and construction of my invention.

Figure 1 is a. plan of the ruuning'gears with the borrow and corn-planter attached.

Figure 2'is a section through a :z:,.fig. 1, with the seed-drill also attached.

Figure 3 is a perspective view .of the meadow-cultivator.

Figure 4 isa bottom plan of the seed-holder ofthe drill.

Figure 5 is an end view of the'samc.

Figure .6 is a topview'of the same, with the lidthrown open, showing the interior.

Figure7 is the rear share-for the young-corn plough.

Figure 8 is the front share for the same. f

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the cam usedfor operating the corn-planter.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

A indicates the idifierent parts of the running-gears. B is the driver's seat. C is the burrow, which may be made adjustable, as shown. "B D D are thehoppers or grain-holders for. the corn-planter. E isaroller,

passing through the hoppers D, having bearings in their sides, and mortises oi'sflfiicient size to hold the proper number of grains of corn for each hilhthe se mortisesbein'g such-a distance from the ends that they will come within the area of the several hoppers. F is a cam, with a levcr,f, attachedl 'G is a sheave, attached to the under side of the seat B, around which passes theropeor cord h, to the endof which is fastened a book, 2'; the

otlieren'd is fastened to the lcverf, and passes thence arouud the cam-F, which is grooved to receive'it'.

The rod 2 is bolted or screwed to the harrow at its lower end, and is stayed by the rod t. There are two of these rods z, at opposite ends of the axle, their upper ends being cnrved, so as'to form a'hinge when connected with the bent rods m m. l i l V c is a rod, hinged at one endto the upright lever or arm (1, and, passing through the supporting-link a, is slotted at the other end, to enable it to catch on the cam g, (elevation, e is'a coil-spring, for rotating the roller E back to its normal position after ithas been drawn forward by the bar a.

-s s s are tubes in-the bottoms of the hoppers, for the purpose of conveying the corn to the ground. n is ashare, formed like fig. 8, for opening a furrow-for the grain, and o is a double share for covering it. -'.l.hese, n

and a, may both be made in one piece. S is a bar of wood, to which the hoppers are attached, and which also forms their bottoms. 72 k k leave hooks placed in the front side'of the axle.

Fig. 3 shows the meadow-cultivator; L is arbesm mortised to receive the coulters 12 3 4. To these are fastened the triangular-shaped cutters 5 6. 7 8, which pass underthe sod and loosen-the roots. The upper ends of the cutters or coulters have holes in them, through which is passed the rod 10, for the purpose of regulating the distance of the beam L from the ground. a u are loops, for fastening the cultivator to the aigle. The rod y is passed through the coulters lower down, and to this are fastened the chains 1' r r r, l a

' Figs. 4, 5, and 6. are different views of the seed-holder for the drill.

Thebott'om plan (fig. 4) shows the holes for'the exit of the seeds, the amount passing out being regulated.

by the sliding plate R, which slides in grooves under the fastening-plates H H.

J, fig. 6, is a roller, having. three or four flutes init, of proper length and depth. On one end of this roller is a pinion, I, which, when'the seed-holder is placed on the axle, will mesh with the spurfivheelp on the wheelhub, (fig. 1,) thus revolving the roller J, and distributing the seed properly.

Operation.

When it is desired to borrow, the bar S, with its appendages, is detached from the harrow, the loops on the rods z z are slipped on the bent rods m m, and all is complete. When the harrow is to be lifted, the hook 2', on" the rope, is fastened to the loop j, when it may be raised by lifting the leverfi When we wish to plant corn, the teeth of the harrow are removed, the three shares 12 o are bolted on in their proper places the ber S and its appendages are attached, the rod eishinged at d, as shown, and passed through the supporting-link a, and the slot in its end hooks over the projections onthe eani g. The corn being vplaced in the hoppers D'D D, all is ready for operation. The cam g being attached to the hub of the wheel,-

when the wheel revolves forward, the hooks or projections on the cam operate to draw forward the rod 0, thus revolving the roller E, so that the mortises containing the corn are brought opposite the tubosjs, allowing the grains to drop out. Atthis point the slot in the rod 8 is raised free of the projections on the cam by the smooth rounded parts, thus allowing the spring e to revolve the roller E backto the first position.

In drilling, the borrow and corn-planter may remain, but the shares n 0 and the rod 0 must he removed, the teeth will be put in the harrpiv, and the seed-holder of the drill is bolted on. The operation of this has been described. 7 i

i In ploughing young corn, all the corn-planting attachments, the seed-drill, and the barrow-teeth are removed. Fonr ploughshares, like fig. 7, ivill he required. These .will be placed inlthe four rear ends of the diagonal beams of the harrow, the holes for the'te'eth serving for these also. If necessary, they may be held in place by a hot on the top. Two shares, like fig. 8, will be placed in the forward ends of the centre-beams oftho harrow. The harrow is adjusted to suit the width of the rows of corn, and all is ready'efor operation.

When using the me'adow-e nltivetor, everything is removed from the running-gears, the thimbles a (fig. 3)-

are slipped ever the-bent rods or hooks m on, (figs. 1 and the chains 1' r r r are brought forward under the axle, linked to the hooks k k k k, and all is complete.

'Having thnsdescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire co secure by Letters Patent, is--- The'eonstruction and arrangement of the framework and operative gear of the machine, in such a nm nner that'the different machines can he used together, or successively, substantially as and for the purposes specified. EMERSON 1 Fennwronn; Witnesses: I

J 01m H. WooD'AnD, H. C. Wnrrn. 

